Posted on 12/27/2015 10:25:34 AM PST by AndreN
History is rife with misunderstandings that caused great hardship for people based upon political and religious ignorance. The worlds of politics and religion are two of the only concepts that affect everyone whether they participate in them or not. Despite the concept of separation of church and state, the two have always been and will always be intertwined. The influence they have on one another can be denied and even ignored for the sake of promoting a secular worldview, but invariably they collide despite all attempts to keep them separated.
These are strange times. Technology has brought nearly all societies together to some extent. Someone in the Middle East does not need to travel to America to have profound knowledge about western culture. Someone in America can become acutely aware of the geopolitical and religious conflicts happening in the Middle East. All it takes is a few keystrokes and some time spent researching. This is why terrorism is thriving. It is why potential terrorists are being radicalized across the globe. It is why the next American President must have an intimate knowledge of the Bible, the Quran, and the Constitution.
Some would argue that having knowledgeable advisers is enough. This is absolutely not the case. We are in times unlike any other. These three documents will play a larger role in our future than ever before. Scholarly understanding will be necessary for the decision-maker; having an unelected cabinet member or adviser calling the shots on these types of issues is simply unacceptable. Advisers on these issues worked in the past, but today too many things center around the interactions and responses that are driven by religious considerations.
It does not matter whether you are a Christian, Jew, Muslim, Hindu, atheist, agnostic, or believer in any other religion. It does not matter if you are a Republican, Democrat, Independent, Libertarian, or any other political party. It does not even matter if you are like most Americans focused on your own circle of influence and unaware of anything happening in the political and religious worlds. The need for the President to be versed in the Bible, the Quran, and the Constitution is not negotiable. There is no time for on-the-job training. Good ideas are not enough anymore.
Why the Bible? President Obama famously butchered sections of the Bible during speeches in his first term when he was trying to appeal to Christians and Jews to follow the secular path he laid out for the country. I was proud of those who denied his callings and saw through his ruse. Then, I became concerned when I realized that his constant attacks started having an effect on the spiritually or intellectually weak.
In the last seven years, we have seen the deterioration of our values in this country. As a result, we have seen the deterioration of the country itself as political correctness, race wars, crime, and poverty have increased as planned. It is ironic that his Presidency was supposed to be an awakening for America, a fundamental change in the way the country and its citizens operate. He succeeded and the people cheered. Many of them are still blind to the fact that they participated in hurting themselves and those around them.
Throughout all of this, the silver lining is that the core Judeo-Christian base of the country has been strengthened out of necessity. The numbers are down and that is not necessarily a bad thing. Since it is no longer as socially beneficial to go to church and act religious, the true believers in the one true God are standing out against a sea of lukewarm religious practitioners. In other words, the acceptance of the secular and agnostic model for American culture has helped to separate the wheat from the chaff in ways that were not visible before.
While President Obama failed to use the Bible as a weapon against Christians and Jews, the next President has an opportunity to use it to further unite believers from a political perspective. It is not just about knowing a few Bible verses and defending religious freedoms, though that is important. It is really about knowing how Christians and Jews can be guided towards a conservative perspective. Even in the church today, there are many who are leaning left. The Bible, when understood by the President, can be his most powerful tool for shifting the mindset of the country at its Judeo-Christian core to a righteous worldview that puts aside the pseudo-conservative principles like racism and embraces a Biblical perspective that is truly conservative and truly beneficial for the nation.
This absolutely must be understood. The Bible can unite this country within the confines of the 1st Amendment by building up the religious right and coalescing them towards the common goal of making America a better place for all. Rather than using certain Bible verses for leftist means like President Obama has done, it can be used to promote conservatism in ways that even those with a secular worldview can embrace. This is only possible with a President who truly, intimately knows the Bible and follows its teachings without question.
No, this is not a call for a theocracy. It is a call for the President to understand the Bible in a way that empowers him to make the right decisions and to guide the nation down a conservative path.
Why the Quran? We are not at war with Islam. We are, however, at war with radical Islamic forces who commit genocide for the sake of their caliphate, who promote terrorism in the United States (or anywhere for that matter), and who strive to destroy the United States by any means necessary. That means understanding Islam front, back, and in-between.
A President as well as the Secretary of State should know and understand the Quran if they have any hope of working with or negotiating with Islamic countries and organizations. Again, some will say that they simply need advisers, but in the heat of the moment during discussions or when decisions must be made, the President needs real knowledge, not advice. That does not mean the President must be a scholar of Islam. It simply means they must have intermediate knowledge of what the Quran teaches.
The President must read the book in order to understand radical Islam. To paraphrase Sun Tzu, Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories.
The teachings of the Quran shed a great deal of light on the thinking that drives Islam. Unlike other religions, the Islamic faith is as political as it is religious. There is no separation of church and state with Islam. In fact, the Quran is the guidebook to everything political in Muslim nations such as Iran and Saudi Arabia. We have enemies and allies who are driven by the teachings of Muhammad. It behooves us to have a President, Vice President, Secretary of State, and Secretary of Defense who have read these teachings.
Why the Constitution? The requirements for President of the United States are that he or she must be a natural born citizen, a resident for 14 years, and 35 years of age or older. There should be another requirement. The President of the United States should be able to pass a comprehensive test about the Constitution. It is ludicrous that we would ever allow the leader of the free world to not have intimate knowledge of the document that is the backbone of our country.
Today, it is more important than ever. President Obama knows the Constitution and has systematically used this knowledge to entangle the country in a web of legal and political loopholes and landmines that undermine the fabric of the Republic. It will take more than a roomful of DC lawyers to clean up the mess when he is out of office. It will take a leader who deeply understands what can and cannot be done, a leader that is dedicated to defending it with his core. Those who espouse the belief that the Constitution is outdated are the same people who believe students should be protesting about what lunch is served on college campuses. They are the same people who believe that ObamaCare was somehow supposed to be a good thing. They are the same people who see no problem with the Supreme Court taking on state issues such as gay marriage.
The 1st, 2nd, 4th, and 10th Amendments have been under attack for three decades. As a result, the Constitution is bleeding. We need the equivalent of a trauma surgeon with embedded knowledge of the Constitution to sit in the Oval Office and make things right again.
As it pertains to religion, we need a President who understands the importance of religious freedoms and who will fight to maintain those freedoms within a society that is becoming tired of them. So many are willfully letting these liberties slip away because they think it will not affect them. They are sorely mistaken and the President must be a person who understands why.
These arguments are intended for a secular understanding. Even atheists or agnostics can see the importance of this knowledge. If you are one who believes we may be living in the end times, then the reasons for wanting someone in the White House with knowledge of the religious texts go up exponentially.
I learned it watching the Arabs on the West Bank and in Gaza.
I learned it by watching the PLO, al Fatah, Hamas, Hezbollah, the Muslim Brotherhood, al Qaeda, and ISIS.
I learned it watching those who hated Israel.
I learned it from watching Islamic nations.
I learned it from watching Islamic adherents.
I learned what they do to each other, not just the non-Islamic.
Islam today speaks louder than the Koran every could.
Submit or die....
“Knowing the Quran worked out well for Thomas Jefferson.”
When we get a candidate fit to shine Jefferson’s shoes,, give me a call. This bunch of idiots will take this to mean we have a Ramadan party in the white house to make the “moderates” like us.
Oh yes, I agree we should carefully study their military tactics.
The next President does need, and should, know the Koran.
Only, instead of knowing it as the sweetest sound on earth, the next POTUS will know it as the most vile piece of fecal filth that it is. That it is not a religion, but a cultish political framework of domination, invasion and pillage.
Use the internet to read the passages. There’s secular books out there that dissect and give historical context for the Koran.
It really is fascinating in its perverse barbarism. To a primitive culture, Mohammed would seem like the greatest man ever. He was ruthless and severe to his enemies and merciful to his allies. That underlies the strength of Islam. It classified people based on their connection to Muslims. It then establishes how they can be treated. Central authority to the religion.
It essentially is the first widescale adoption of a fascist oligarchy the world has ever seen.
If you learned nothing on 911 because you were too young, if you ignored Jefferson and Churchill because they are old dead white men, then if you still have warm Islamic fuzzes, look to Syria to see what joys you will soon be receiving.
Thank you both for your suggestions.
I appreciate where you are coming from.
Take care.
If the civilized world is to survive, Islam must be understood for what it really is: It’s not a religion, form of government, or anything recognizable to the civilized mind. Islam is a disease, an incurable disease of the mind that is highly contagious among the feeble minded and is now spreading among the world’s feeble minded at an epidemic rate. As with any disease, one can’t reason with this disease, negotiate with it, or treat in any manner other than how one would treat any other incurable disease.
As past efforts to contain this disease have failed, carriers of this Plague of Islam must be eradicated wherever they’re found, for if they’re not, this disease will eventually end not just Western Civilization, but it will undo over 5,000 years of human civilization.
Actually it was Munich 1972 that pretty much opened up my eyes.
There you go.
There are plenty of examples. That should have opened Europe’s eyes too, but I’ll be damned if they haven’t sink back into the primordial muck Hitler arose from.
http://www.allahsquran.com/free/
http://www.freekoran.com/
http://www.holybooks.com/download-the-quran-in-english/
http://www.freequranenglish.com/
Those, Oh So Peaceful, muzzies want to share their "religion of peace" with you...
Click the Pic
The only thing you need to know about the Quran is that if you are an infidel, as millions of children, adults, Democrats, Republicans, and Independents are, then you should be killed. I wonder if Muslim Congressman Keith Ellison believes his Quran.
The few times I came across a koran, I promptly escorted it to a public port-a-potty and disposed of it.
Thanks Fiddlestix...
You know, I appreciate the links.
I honestly don’t want that in my home.
Perhaps it’s naive of me, but I just don’t want Satan’s Bible in my home.
I honestly think of Islam as the Devil’s answer to Christianity.
This isn’t meant as a knock at you at all though.
Not everyone is going to see it as I do.
Now there’s an idea.
And I thought port-a-poties couldn’t get more foul.
Yes. I figured as much. That why I posted the graphic. Should you get one it does serve well as tp.
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